Difference between revisions of "DCB-6.1.2"

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[[Image:UM6.1.2-2.png|500px|right|thumb|Deleting the page turner]]
 
[[Image:UM6.1.2-2.png|500px|right|thumb|Deleting the page turner]]
  
1. To upload a [[Digital object|digital object]]:
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1. To upload a [[digital object]]:
  
*Add a new description or open an existing description and switch to [[Edit mode|edit mode]].
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*Add a new [[resource description]] or open an existing description and switch to [[edit mode]].
  
 
*Click on the ''digital object'' information area.
 
*Click on the ''digital object'' information area.
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*Click the ''create'' or ''save'' or button.  
 
*Click the ''create'' or ''save'' or button.  
**When you return to the [[View screen|view screen]], the digital object will be displayed with a page turner that allows you to view [[reference display copy|reference display copies]] of all the pages in the object.  
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**When you return to the [[view screen]], the digital object will be displayed with a page turner that allows you to view [[reference display copy|reference display copies]] of all the pages in the object.  
 
**Logged-in users will see a blue link directly below the image allowing them to download the [[master digital object]]
 
**Logged-in users will see a blue link directly below the image allowing them to download the [[master digital object]]
 
**A [[child record]] for each page in the digital object will have been generated and will be visible in the [[context menu box]].
 
**A [[child record]] for each page in the digital object will have been generated and will be visible in the [[context menu box]].
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*If desired, the page turner display can be replaced by a [[reference display copy]] of the first page of the [[digital object]] or by another image entirely.
 
*If desired, the page turner display can be replaced by a [[reference display copy]] of the first page of the [[digital object]] or by another image entirely.
  
*Open the [[edit screen]] of the [[archival description]]
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*Open the [[edit screen]] of the [[resource description]]
  
 
*Click on the ''digital object'' information area
 
*Click on the ''digital object'' information area
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**For each description, choose the same [[parent record]]
 
**For each description, choose the same [[parent record]]
  
*Go to the [[view screen]] of the parent-level description. The individual [[digital object|digital objects]] added to the child-level description]] will now be displayed as a multi-page [[digital object]], using the same page turner as described in step 2, above.
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*Go to the [[view screen]] of the parent-level description. The individual [[digital object|digital objects]] added to the child-level description will now be displayed as a multi-page [[digital object]], using the same page turner as described in step 2, above.
  
 
*To remove the multi-page representation from the [[parent record]], see step 3, above.
 
*To remove the multi-page representation from the [[parent record]], see step 3, above.
 
**Unlike in step 3, the option ''Add a new Reference presentation'' will not appear.
 
**Unlike in step 3, the option ''Add a new Reference presentation'' will not appear.

Latest revision as of 09:07, 20 May 2009

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Main Page > (DCB) user manual > DCB-6 Import / export content > Upload digital objects > Upload multi-page digital objects

Upload a digital object
View archival description screen showing multi-page digital object
Deleting the page turner

1. To upload a digital object:

  • Click on the digital object information area.
  • Click the browse button to navigate to and select a file. Click the open button.


2. Save and view the record


3. Remove the page turner from the parent record

  • Click on the digital object information area
  • Under view children as a compound digital object? select "no"
  • Under Add a new Reference presentation, either:
    • select "Auto-generate a new representation from master image" or
    • upload a new digital object
  • Click the save button


4. Combining single-page digital objects

  • Single-page objects can be aggregated to appear as one multi-page object in the parent record
  • Upload a number of single-page digital objects, following the procedures in step 1, above
  • Go to the view screen of the parent-level description. The individual digital objects added to the child-level description will now be displayed as a multi-page digital object, using the same page turner as described in step 2, above.
  • To remove the multi-page representation from the parent record, see step 3, above.
    • Unlike in step 3, the option Add a new Reference presentation will not appear.